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This Document
DRDA, an Open Group standard, comprises three volumes:
• Distributed Relational Database Architecture(DRDA) (the DRDA Reference)
• Formatted Data Object Content Architecture(FD:OCA) (the FD:OCA Reference)
• Distributed Data Management (DDM) Architecture (the DDM Reference)
This volume, Formatted Data Object Content Architecture,describes the functions and services that
make up the Formatted Data Object Content Architecture(FD:OCA). This architecturemakes it
possible to bridge the connectivity gap between environments with different data types and data
representations methods.
DRDA, Version 5, Volume 2: Formatted Data Object Content Architecture (FD:OCA) v
